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Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Oct 9, 1987 · 2h 0m
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St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his classic rock songs. His abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, musician and entertainer are on display and, in behind-the-scenes interviews, are discussed by Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springstein, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and others. There's even a rarity for Berry—a rehearsal. Archival footage from the early 1950s and a duet with John Lennon round out this portrait of a master.

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Chuck Berry
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Keith Richards
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Ingrid Berry
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Eric Clapton
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Robert Cray
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Bo Diddley
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Don Everly
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Phil Everly
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Directed by Taylor Hackford

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EN
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Universal Pictures
Country
US
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